Hanging around the neck of the traveller was a very sophisticated Nikon camera. Excited to be in Nigeria, the tourist took snapshots of his favourite scenery wherever he went. All he wanted to do was create postcards for family and friends with these pictures as ‘proof’ of a time well spent on a long deserved…
As part of his plans of building a formidable future for youths in his community, the Executive Secretary of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honourable Rasak Olusola Ajala, has concluded plans to start a ‘Special Education’ programme. The educational package will see the council boss give out 250 GCE forms to students…
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that the Nigerian Senate has begun the screening of the recently appointed Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Few days ago, the President wrote the upper chamber of the National Assembly, requesting the confirmation of the Service Chiefs in accordance with the law. The lawmakers are presently in a closed-door meeting…
Hardley Apartments, located on Victoria Island, Lagos, and owned by former Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo, has been sealed by the Lagos State Government. Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, shut the hotel on Monday over alleged noise and air pollution. Briefing journalists in Lagos on Monday, the Director of Enforcement of…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. According to a press statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, the appointees were chosen to restructure the civil service for efficient performance and service delivery. The statement further said that the…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has relieved the duties of his Aide De Camp, ADC, ASP Abdullah Usman over allegations bordering on insubordination. Usman started working with the All Progressives Congress, APC, governor after emerging winner of the gubernatorial poll in the state in April 2015 on El-Rufai’s request. But the police officer was…
The immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. Akpobolokemi was apprehended in Lagos on Thursday by the agency two weeks after he was sacked by the Federal Government. According to reports, the…
A passionate call has been made to President Muhammadu Buhari for the trial of the Rivers State governor, Wike Nyesom. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, in a statement, alleged Wike of murder and urged the President to prosecute him. “We appeal to our dear President to quickly look at the issue of…
The Warri and Port Harcourt refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, it was revealed that the Warri refinery would contribute 3.5 million litres of petrol…
One of the financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank, has continued to show why it is a big force to be reckoned with in the industry. The Bank recently announced a 13.6 per cent growth in Gross Earnings to N71.9 billion and a Profit Before Tax, PBT, of N9.7 billion. A breakdown of the analysis…